40 Facts About Karla Homolka

Karla Homolka briefly lived in the Antilles and Guadeloupe, but by 2014 had returned to Quebec.

Karla Homolka later stole the anesthetic agent halothane from the St Catharines veterinarian clinic where she worked.

On June 7,1991, Karla Homolka invited a 15-year-old girl she had befriended at a pet shop two years earlier, known as "Jane Doe" in the trials, to their home.

Bernardo and Karla Homolka made a number of trips to dump the cement blocks in Lake Gibson, 18 kilometres south of Port Dalhousie.

However, when Mahaffy's blindfold fell off, Karla Homolka was concerned that Mahaffy would identify Bernardo and report them to the police.

Bernardo claimed that Karla Homolka planned to murder Mahaffy by injecting an air bubble into her bloodstream, triggering an air embolism.

Karla Homolka testified at her trial that Bernardo strangled French for seven minutes while she watched.

Bernardo said that Karla Homolka beat French with a rubber mallet because she tried to escape, and French was strangled with a noose around her neck which was secured to a hope chest; Karla Homolka then went to casually fix her own hair.

Karla Homolka had been washed, and her hair was cut off.

On May 18,1993, Karla Homolka was arraigned on two counts of manslaughter.

Karla Homolka was tried on June 28,1993, though the publication ban the court had imposed limited the details released to the public, who were barred from the proceedings.

Karla Homolka was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment on July 6,1993.

Karla Homolka consulted his own lawyer, Austin Cooper, who asked the Law Society of Upper Canada's professional-conduct committee for advice.

The revelation that a key piece of evidence had been kept from police for so long created a furor, especially when the public realized that Karla Homolka had been Bernardo's willing accomplice.

However, as was provided in the plea bargain, Karla Homolka had already disclosed sufficient information to the police and the Crown found no grounds to break the agreement and reopen the case.

Karla Homolka promised full disclosure and testimony against Bernardo in return for reduced charges.

The disposition of the tapes of Karla Homolka watching and commenting on the tapes remains sealed.

Karla Homolka was required to pay all fees, as well as her personal needs, from her fortnightly income of about C$69, although, she told author Stephen Williams in a subsequent letter, "I did get some financial assistance".

Karla Homolka later graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Queen's.

Karla Homolka sued the government after her transfer to a Montreal halfway house was denied.

In 2001, Karla Homolka was transferred to the Ste-Anne-des-Plaines Institution, a maximum security prison in Quebec.

Where other inmates might apply for parole at the first opportunity, Karla Homolka refrained from doing so.

Karla Homolka ruled that Homolka, upon her release on July 4,2005, would still pose a risk to the public-at-large.

On June 10,2005, Senator Michel Biron declared that the conditions placed on Karla Homolka were "totalitarian", according to an interview with CTV Newsnet.

On July 4,2005, Karla Homolka was released from Ste-Anne-des-Plaines prison.

Karla Homolka granted her first interview to Radio-Canada television, speaking entirely in French.

Karla Homolka told interviewer Joyce Napier that she chose Radio Canada because she had found it to be less sensationalist than the English-language media.

Karla Homolka said that she had likewise found Quebec to be more accepting of her than Ontario.

Karla Homolka affirmed that she would be living within the province but refused to say where.

Karla Homolka said she had paid her debt to society legally, but not emotionally or socially.

Karla Homolka refused to speak about her alleged relationship with Jean-Paul Gerbet, a convicted murderer serving a life sentence at Ste-Anne-des-Plaines.

Karla Homolka's mother was present but off-screen, and was acknowledged by Karla Homolka.

Graham Glancy, a forensic psychiatrist hired by Bernardo's chief defence lawyer, John Rosen, had offered an alternative theory to explain Karla Homolka's behaviour, noted Williams in Invisible Darkness, his first book on the case.

The national media reported in July 2005 that Karla Homolka had relocated to the Island of Montreal.

On November 30,2005, Quebec Superior Court Judge James Brunton lifted all restrictions imposed on Karla Homolka, saying there was not enough evidence to justify them.

Karla Homolka had attempted to change her name legally to Emily Chiara Tremblay.

Sun Media reported in 2007 that Karla Homolka had given birth to a baby boy.

News reports as of April 20,2016, placed Karla Homolka as living with her children in Chateauguay, Quebec.

Karla Homolka was reportedly angry with reporters' attempts to speak with her.

Parents of children attending the same school as Karla Homolka's children expressed great concern, despite reassurances from the school and the school board.